Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  Serum-SST

  Serum-SST

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  Serum-Plain tube

  Serum-Plain tube

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  1 ml

  1 ml

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  0.5 ml

  0.5 ml

• Special Requirement:

  None

  None

• Freq Analysis:

  Available on request

  Available on request

• Add On Test:

  All urgent add ons via telephone on 0191 282 4766, and must be confirmed via email to the appropriate email address

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• Quality Assurance:

  UK NEQAS for Autoimmune Serology ANCA and GBM

  UK NEQAS for Autoimmune Serology ANCA and GBM

• Interpretation:

  90% of patients with WG will be positive for C-ANCA. P-ANCA is less specific and can be found in several forms of vasculitis. Serial monitoring of ANCA may help in the prediction of relapses.

  90% of patients with WG will be positive for C-ANCA. P-ANCA is less specific and can be found in several forms of vasculitis. Serial monitoring of ANCA may help in the prediction of relapses.

• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Range: Negative

  Normal Range: Negative

• Other Info:

  Reported as Negative or a titration value for Positive samples.

  Reported as Negative or a titration value for Positive samples.

• Routine Contact Name:

  Autoimmunity Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 1890

  0191 282 1890

• Routine Email:

  tnu-tr.Immunology@nhs.net